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Top food to try in Chicago

6 dishes to eat in Chicago, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Deep dish pizza

Deep dish pizza
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A buttery crust, cheese under sauce, and a forty-minute bake.

2. Italian beef

Italian beef
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Thin-sliced beef in gravy on a roll, ordered wet or dipped, with giardiniera.

3. Chicago hot dog

Chicago hot dog
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Poppy seed bun, mustard, onion, relish, pickle, tomato, sport pepper, celery salt. Never ketchup.

4. Tavern-style pizza

Tavern-style pizza
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Thin, crisp and cut into squares — what people here actually order.

5. Jibarito

Jibarito
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A sandwich using fried plantain instead of bread, invented in Humboldt Park.

6. Mexican food in Pilsen and Little Village

Mexican food in Pilsen and Little Village
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One of the largest Mexican populations in the US.

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